Putting Glass Walls on Pennsylvania Slaughterhouses So We Can
See Behind Closed Doors
Empire Kosher Poultry

Citation: At approximately 0438 hours while
performing ISP 01B02 (preoperational sanitation inspection), which
was performed after the plants preoperational sanitation and prior
to the start of operations, I observed the chicken line vent cutter
had prior days residue and black mold like substance on the under
side of the vent cutter wheel guides. I immediately applied USDA
reject tag #B37853383 and notified Mr. to the condition of the vent
cutter. This is a failure to meet the regulatory requirements of 9
CFR 416.3(a), 416.4(a), and 416.4(d). The USDA tag was removed at
approximately 0550 after the vent cutter was recleaned and
sanitized. This document serves as written notification that your
failure to comply with regulatory requirement(s) could result in
additional regulatory or administrative action.

Regulation:

416.3(a) Equipment and utensils used for processing or otherwise
handling edible product or ingredients must be of such material and
construction to facilitate thorough cleaning and to ensure that
their use will not cause the adulteration of product during
processing, handling, or storage. Equipment and utensils must be
maintained in sanitary condition so as not to adulterate product.

416.4(a) All food-contact surfaces, including food-contact surfaces
of utensils and equipment, must be cleaned and sanitized as
frequently as necessary to prevent the creation of insanitary
conditions and the adulteration of product.

416.4(d) Product must be protected from adulteration during
processing, handling, storage, loading, and unloading at and during
transportation from official establishments.